Multi-car collision on US 62 between El Paso and Carlsbad, N.M.

Six El Pasoans were injured in a multi-car collision Saturday morning on U.S. Highway 62 between El Paso and Carlsbad, N.M., officials said.

The five-car collision that resulted in seven injuries happened at about 10:13 a.m. near mile marker 82, Texas Department of Public Safety officials said.

According to a DPS report, a semi tuck towing a trailer was traveling West on U.S. 62. The report said a 2000 Dodge Caravan driven by Eva Martinez, 47, of El Paso, was traveling east, and drifted into the westbound lane, striking the trailer near its left rear tire. According to the report, the crash caused two other cars to become involved in the collision. Martinez, along with passengers Angel Martinez, 7, and Angelica Martinez, 8, both from El Paso, were injured. According to the DPS report, neither child was wearing a seatbelt.

The driver of one of the other two cars, a woman from Denver City, Texas, was also injured in the accident, the report said. The driver and two passengers in the fifth car, all from El Paso, were not seriously injured. No fatalities were reported, DPS officials said.